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Thor · ‎02-10-2023

@RougeNeuron Ah no, I meant this one: Groups related to different stages of the instructor journey (Just getting started, part-time instructor, full-time/established instructor)

Thor · ‎02-10-2023

I would see value in #2 for full time instructors with teams, not really the rest.

Thor · ‎01-15-2023

Honestly I would go for your voice and maybe work on your accent, I did that over the years and now I rarely get "I can't understand Thor" reviews, when I started 4 years ago they were semi frequent. AI voices are not allowed and if you pay a voice actor you need to remember they are now your brand, that is what students expect, meaning what if they stop working as voice actors or anything else happens, you now lost your brand.

Thor · ‎01-11-2023

The only way to get high resolution videos is to export them in the high resolution. 1080p should be minimum.

Thor · ‎11-15-2022

You course will appear in search results based on how it performs (mostly sales). Hot and New is for courses less than 60 days that performs well in their category. Visibility is really tied to sales, you need to kickstart the algorithm by driving some sales, then Udemy may/will start promoting the course and assuming it does well on sales on its own it will rank up. https://support.udemy.com/hc/en-us/articles/229605188-Udemy-Badges-Guide

Thor · ‎10-19-2022

Excellent update, thank you @Bella and the rest of the Udemy team. Is it possible to get that data more than 12-months back (meaning the new practice exam data)?

Thor · ‎10-11-2022

I guess my 2c (counting on my fingers), this is my 6th Black Friday with Udemy. My favorite BFs here was either last year (because most revenue, but I really liked the BOGO sale a few years back). General BF stuff: Start BF prep 3 months before, update courses, landing pages, messages, promos, everything. Get new courses out at the latest in late Oct/early Nov, to get those initial reviews before the sale. Hype them before launch if you have a following (also in promos).

Thor · ‎10-08-2022

As I mentioned with my almost 6 years as an instructor on Udemy, they have been late with payments 2 times, if we count this one 3 times. It is just one of those things that happens, they pay 100,000+ instructors every month, it is complex, software will have issues every so often. I expect to get paid on time, but I have also chosen to get a bank deposit which I KNOW can add 24 business hours to the transaction. I KNOW they will pay me, even if they have been late a day or two twice. Even with my expectation of getting paid on time I also do not plan getting paid exactly on time every time, the 65+ times they have paid me on-time I am happy for, the 2 times they were late I understand.

Thor · ‎10-08-2022

@junderwood The payment day is today, it is 9am Udemy time (PST), they technically have until midnight to pay you. That being said, all payments have posted, but with banks it can take up 1 business day for the bank to post it. Yes, I know your bank say they don't have it yet, but having worked in financial institutions that may not be entirely true. Much of that is batched, so it may not be processed by them yet, so front office staff will not see it.

Thor · ‎10-08-2022

Relax, breathe. In the 5+ years I have been on Udemy they have missed the payment date maybe twice. Payment for August is due on OCT 8th, that is today, Udemy is PST, so it is only 9 in the morning Udemy time, they have 15 hours to deliver your earnings. @KatieBent Just posted ALL payments have been sent, if you are using bank transfers it can take a little longer, but that is on the bank, NOT udemy.

Thor · ‎09-27-2022

That is excellent, is Udemy willing to share the split between Android/iOS/other for mobile users?

Thor · ‎09-02-2022

Most things that break on Udemy is mostly inconveniences (revenue report, late payment, dashboard, ...). When it is our VERY limited marketing capability within Udemy it is a big problem, it directly corelates to lost revenue for us. I am not sure what the fix here is, for my courses I will just try to avoid getting too close to the end of the month, because that sale is effectively lost for us.

Thor · ‎08-10-2022

I like the badges, I do think they were implemented and forgotten about. You have 50 likes, 50 replies, I assume 50 is cap on everything, maybe add 100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000 etc. Almost all my badges are from 2019, I capped a few months after the forum was launched. These are mine for reference and I know other instructors are far more active. POSTS 1676 BEST ANSWERS 176 LIKES RECEIVED 1846

Thor · ‎07-29-2022

Welcome 🙂

Thor · ‎05-22-2022

We have no clue, we are instructors. Write the email. policy@udemy.com

Thor · ‎05-16-2022

I would try not to make it perfect, even a few months later I could see it was far from. Make good, not perfect, it never will be.

Thor · ‎05-12-2022

Yes, that is common. Free courses often get a lot of enrollments from course collectors, they will never start on the courses, and they very rarely review courses.

Thor · ‎05-06-2022

Yes, all that still holds true.

Thor · ‎04-29-2022

@RobinHills We can't make coupons outside of the current month.

Thor · ‎04-21-2022

@ChrystieV The template has the wrong date format. Template has this format MM-DD-YYYY The required format is YYYY-MM-DD

Thor · ‎04-12-2022

I would recommend shorter videos, student attention drop off around 7-12 minutes. Can you split them into shorter ones?

Thor · ‎04-03-2022

The revenue does not update in real time. Assuming you are in the Udemy promotions program, courses are sold at different prices. Students from different locations pay different prices. Mix and match until you get your answer.

Thor · ‎03-31-2022

As always a pleasure @KatieBent, thank you 🙂

Thor · ‎03-14-2022

@Bella It would be nice to be able to edit the coupons after creation up until they are live, what is we schedule one wrong, there is no way to align that course with the rest of our courses.

Thor · ‎01-08-2022

Good talk.

Thor · ‎12-23-2021

Congratulations 🙂

Thor · ‎12-11-2021

Also be careful with requiring them to sign up for anything (email or whatever) to get the resources (unless it is ONLY in the bonus lecture).

Thor · ‎12-08-2021

I would base that on if it would actually bring new students or not, I would assume only a tiny fraction would ONLY be able to pay with bitcoin, vs PayPal/CC. Then there are the implementation costs for something that may not raise profits, and the tax regulations that Udemy has to comply with, this will just complicate them. Would it be fun to do? yes. Would it drive more revenue? Probably not.

Thor · ‎12-08-2021

IF refunds are 1-2% you are fine, not an issue. IF they are higher, you may have some issues you need to fix on your courses. Will some students abuse the refund policy? Yes. Is it a problem, No. Having the policy drives far more sales than it costs you in refunds, it makes students feel safe buying a course they were on the fence about.

Thor · ‎12-08-2021

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